The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-08

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diences with Shane ma Lawn" The
young comedian begins two weeks
tour of New England Monday night
closing his season May 2lst, in Hart
ford. Manager Pitou says that the
season has been the best that Mr..
Seaman has ever had.
Mr.. Ben Teal is experimenting the
preparations for the production Of
Selma Delaro's new play of
Fashion" at the Madison Square
Theater, May 18th, where it will be
given for the benefit of the authoress.
The cast will include Annie Robe,
Maude Harrison, Mrs. Dennison,
Herbert Kelley, Il. j. Henley, Har-
ry Edwards and Henry Miller, all of
whom have volunteered.
The following attractions are an
nounced for next week in New York ::
"Erminie," at the Casino; THE
Gypsy Baron" at Harrigan's Park
Theater; "a Trip to Africa" at the
Standard; H. +, Dixey, in "Adouis"
at the Buou Opera House; McCaull
Opera Company in 1.-THE Black Hus-
sar," at Wallack's; "The Kinter-
garden" at Dockstader's; Mrs, Lang
try in Lady Clancarty," at the Fifth
Avenue; "Our Society" at the Mad
ison Square; THE Highest Bidder"
at the Lyceum; Annie Pixley in
THE Deacon's Daughter" at the
Union Square; Dion Boucicault in
The Shaugraun." at the Star; Den
man Thompson in the "0ld Home
stead" at the Fourteenth Street
Theater; Lawrence Barrett in ri.
emf, the Last of the Tribunes," at
Niblo's; Clara Morris, at the Wind
sor; james 0'Neill in Monte
Cristo." at the Peoples Theater.
Clara Morris appears at the Wind
sor Theater next week ia Miss Null
ton" the New Magdalen, -" Article
AZ" and Camille. >"
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee Rankin bring
the Golden Giant" to Niblo's at the
close of Mr.. Lawrence Barrett's four
weeps' engagement.
Chauncey Olcott, the tenor. joins
the quartette in the cold Home
stead" at the Fourteenth Street
Theater next Monday night.
Clay Greene has finished the new
play, "Our Jennie" in which Miss
Jennie Yeamans will star next sea-
son, opening August 18th in Easton,
Pa.
Miss Minna Gale will be the lead
ing lady of the Booth Barrett Com
pany next season, and Mr.. Il. j.
Buckley will have the leading juve-
nile roles. ..
Harry Miner manages Mr.. and
Mrs. Mckee Rankin next season,
and controls their ventures, "The
Golden Giant" ALLAN Dare" and
Macbeth
Robson and Crane open the Union
Square Theater next season for an
engagement of twelve weeks, fol-
lowed by Ambere's German Com
pany for term Of fourteen weeks.
The kissing of Mrs. Langtry every
night before an audience is the most
remarkable OSCILLATION yet performed
in public. In the scene where her
husband climbs into her chamber
through a window, in his fight from
pursuers, she swoons away in his
arms, and he lowers her gently to the
floor. She is a picture OF loneliness,
all limp and plant as she slumps
down. The husband, if real, would
naturally kiss his faiuting spouse
tenderly; but, being only making be-
lieve, it might be supposed that he
would merely pretend to do it. The
actor is Charles Coghlan. He bends
low over Langtry, with his arms
wound around her. She lies near
the footlights, with her famous face
turned clearly toward the spectators.
Coghlan puts his lips against hers
fairly and squarely; he holds them
there while one might count FIVE
slowly; he emits rapturous sch
ee-ee-weep, and the kissed creature
signs.
The Charles A. Gardner, Karl,
the Pedler Ccompany, are not likely
to play in New York again in hur-
ry. Theater goers in this city do not
prant after that kind of an exhibi-
ton.
Mr.. Ben Teal and Fred Maeder
have written spectacular melodra-
ma which will be produced next sea-
son by Imre Kiralfy. The models
for the scenery are being made in
Europe.
Denman Thompson is in the last
five weeks of his exceedingly sue
cessful engagement at the Fourteenth
Street Theater, where the rush to see
the "Old Homestead" is simply
enormous.
Miss Annie Pixley has hit the
public hard with the "Deacon's
Daughter" and the Union Square
Theater is crowded to the doors
every night. People are being turned
away at every performance.
Neil Burgess follows Dixeg at the
BijOu Opera House. The title of
the management of this popular place
of amusement now reads "Dixey,
Miles Il Barton, proprietors; Henry
4. Dixey, director. p"
Frederick Warde began an engage
ment of two weeks at the California
Theater in San Francisco Monday
night, opening in Richard I'LL"
There was large audience aRd the
tragedian received cordial greet
ing.
Edwin Booth has extended his
season and closes his tour May 18th !
in Fall ltiver, Mass. 1t is estimated
that the profits will reach 100000. !
Last week in Omaha and Kansas
City the gross receipts were $27 900. |
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett has made a
phenomenal success in "Rienzi, che |
Last OF the Tribunes" at Nibla's,
and that house is being packed at
every performance. As spectaea-
lar production, it is as handsome IS
..-5rhing before seen on the local
stage.
A. s. Swartz, the tenor, who has
been singing with Denman Thomp-
son in the "Old Homestead" retires
at the end of this week. He will |